This fiber solution worked absolute WONDERS for my Combination IBS:
#176986 - 05/05/05 07:08 PM
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ok, i haven't been on these boards in about a year (i was FennelHead, and it wouldn't send me my old password so i have a new-ish name) but i had to share this because it has helped me IMMENSELY.
so OK. a few years ago i tried taking just psyllium fiber, and i started all slow and gradually built up, but all it did was make me go to the bathroom more... constipation pretty much gone, but i still had D, and more of it : /
so then i found the acacia fiber from this website and started taking it; building up gradually etc., and it seemed to help some, except it often made the constipation more frequent... i was *sometimes* feeling less bloated, but really it wasn't that much improvement....
but THEN, about 6-7 months ago, i *finally* discovered something that's REALLY helped. i COMBINE the 2 fibers! i take one *slightly* rounded teaspoon of acacia mixed with *slightly* less than one teaspoon of psyllium every morning, and again when i get home from work. i hardly ever get bloated anymore, even when i eat bread! which has always been a MAJOR problem. i am even eating salads with little problem. i mean, i am by no means "healed" or whatever, i'm still far from what most would consider "normal", but i am SO much more comfortable now. (and truth be told, i would probably be even better if i'd follow *the diet* more, but i still eat fats; although, much less than the average person) i mean, before i was so bad that i felt suicidal... now i have occasional "bad days", but usually if i "go", i feel "finished"... i highly recomend anyone who has combo IBS to just give it a try for a few months and see if it works for you.
good luck! 
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Nice!!
#177001 - 05/05/05 08:56 PM
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_Willow
Reged: 04/06/05
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It's great to know when someone finds something that just WORKS!!
I do Metamucil(that's psyllium husk, right? ) alone, but have definitely been considering the acacia. Maybe I should too. I'm mostly C with a little D thrown in occasionally.
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Re: Nice!!
#177008 - 05/05/05 09:31 PM
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Passanie
Reged: 04/28/04
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Loc: Fresno, CA
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Hmm, yeah, maybe I'll try that. I'm mostly D. I too do Metamucil, mostly because I love the capsules, but keep hearing about acacia.
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I know there's a lot of Psyllium forms out there, the one i use it the Whole Psyllium Husks. they come in an unglamorous canister, and i get them at Whole Foods; i think the brand is Yerba Buena... i find they work very well, because i don't take TOO much like i might if it was powered, know what i mean? And stuff with extra chemicals never worked for me either (ie. Metamucil, Citrucel, etc. that and it was just TOO "bulking"...)
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I'm glad you find using the two together helps...
I too, use psyllium, but Konsyl brand.
Basically, using three different types all in the same day works wonders for me, I just don't combine them like you, which is absolutely A-OK.
Acacia and FiberChoice (Inulin--another prebiotic) during the day, and Konsyl (psyllium) just before bed.
I have however used Citrucel and Benefiber when I didn't have FiberChoice. I would never have as good success with using just one. I'd still be suffering with "C".
We all have to find what works for us. Kandee
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Can you get psyllium at a regular drug store or do you have to get it at a Health Food Store? Judy
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You can get it anywhere, drugstore, grocery store.
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